1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL) - Wikipedia
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| Tournament details | |
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| Dates | 24 April 1996 – 16 November 1997 |
| Teams | 9 (from 1 confederation) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 72 |
| Goals scored | 184 (2.56 per match) |
| Attendance | 2,806,242 (38,976 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Iván Zamorano(12 goals) |
← 1994 2002 → |
Listed below are the dates and results for the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the South American zone (CONMEBOL). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification.
A total of 10 CONMEBOL teams entered the competition. The South American zone was allocated 5 places (out of 32) in the final tournament. Brazil, the defending champions, qualified automatically, leaving 4 spots open for competition between 9 teams.
This was the first World Cup qualifying competition to involve all of the yet-unqualified teams in the confederation playing against each other home and away to decide places in the tournament, a format that was replicated for subsequent World Cup qualifying competitions between CONMEBOL members.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 | Argentina
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16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 13 | +10 | 30 | 1998 FIFA World Cup | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | Paraguay
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16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 14 | +7 | 29 | 1–2 | — | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | Colombia
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16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 15 | +8 | 28 | 0–1 | 1–0 | — | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | ||
| 4 | Chile
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16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 18 | +14 | 25 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | — | 4–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 6–0 | ||
| 5 | Peru
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16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 20 | −1 | 25 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | ||
| 6 | Ecuador
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16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 21 | +1 | 21 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | — | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | ||
| 7 | Uruguay
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16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 21 | −3 | 21 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 5–3 | — | 1–0 | 3–1 | ||
| 8 | Bolivia
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16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 21 | −3 | 17 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | — | 6–1 | ||
| 9 | Venezuela
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16 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 41 | −33 | 3 | 2–5 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — |
The following five teams from CONMEBOL qualified for the final tournament.
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup1 |
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 Brazil |
Defending champions | 17 July 1994 | 15 (all) (1930, 1934, 1938, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994) |
| Argentina |
Winners | 10 September 1997 | 11 (1930, 1934, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994) |
| Paraguay |
Runners-up | 10 September 1997 | 4 (1930, 1950, 1958, 1986) |
| Colombia |
Third place | 10 September 1997 | 3 (1962, 1990, 1994) |
| Chile |
Fourth place | 16 November 1997 | 6 (1930, 1950, 1962, 1966, 1974, 1982) |
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
There were 184 goals scored in 72 matches, for an average of 2.56 goals per match.
12 goals
11 goals
7 goals
6 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
- Juan Manuel Peña (against Uruguay)
- ^ "FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL) 1998 - football, table and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ Bolivia v Paraguay, 15 December 1996
- ^ Venezuela v Colombia, 15 December 1996
- ^ "1997 (April 30) Paraguay 3-Uruguay 1 (World Cup Qualifier).avi". YouTube.
- ^ Ecuador v Paraguay, 20 August 1997